Posted on 12/09/2014 9:00:06 AM PST by bkopto
**(Would you believe, many flown by non-commissioned officers? Disgusting.)**
Are you sure?
I think you are confusing helicopters with UAVs.
Most Army Helicopters are flown by Warrant Officers.
For your information, the A-10 at Ft. Hood is displayed in front of the 712th ASOC, right next door to the 11th ASOS and the 9th ASOS. All US Air Force units.
The A-10 would be a perfect addition to Army Aviation. I could see a good spot for “Marines” on the A-10 as well.
I was thinking the fixed investments required. New test stands, a lot more hangars and maintenance FACILITIES. Entire new maintenance SCHOOLS
Personnel are relatively easy and cheap, compared to logistics and facilities. . .
To make it more like the F-117?
If you recall the F-22 went through an iteration where it was an F/A-22 but the fighter mafia fixed that.
A Warrant Officer is not a commissioned officer. Neither is he an enlisted man. They are "neither flesh,nor fowl, nor good red meat." Manny chopper jocks are warrant officers. The USAF and the NAVY believe that in order to operate a flying machine, one ought to be commissioned, i.e., "an officer and a gentleman."
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True.
But when you say non-commissioned officer it implies Corporals and Sergeants, not Warrants.
Like my dad used to say, you only have to salute a Warrant once a day.
Like others say, a Warrant is an NCO with an O-Club membership.
And that takes me to my favorite joke, what are the 5 most dangerous things you can hear in the Army?
1. A private who says “This is the way we did it in Basic.”
2. A Sergeant who says “Trust me on this on Sir.”
3. A LT who says “Well based on my experience....”
4. A Captain who says “Hey! I have a great idea!”
And
5. A Warrant who says “HEY! Watch what happens when I do this!”
And if not both, at least the former.
Stop bringing up John McAnus!
bttt
I loved the A-4. Had a neighbor, a Navy pilot, who flew it, and wanted to do so myself after the AD was retired. Not to be; wound up in a helicopter, and never looked back.
I couldn’t believe the dimuitive size of the cockpit. You don’t get into an A-4, you put it on. Makes the F-16 office seem huge
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